Ice words+definitions

Pleistocene

Geological period lasting from about 2 million years ago to 10,000 years ago

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Holocene

Period we are in now, interglacial period

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Glacial Budget

Balance between the input and the output of a glacier

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Accumulation

Inputs into the glacial budget, such as snowfall, avalanches and rockfall.

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Ablation

Outputs of the glacial budget, such as melting and evaporation

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Freeze-thaw weathering

repeated cycle of freezing and thawing around 0 degrees

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Period we are in now, interglacial period

Holocene

Balance between the input and the output of a glacier

Inputs into the glacial budget, such as snowfall, avalanches and rockfall.

Outputs of the glacial budget, such as melting and evaporation

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